Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azalea

/əˈzeɪliə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: aza-lea
IPA: /əˈzeɪliə/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

name

A female given name.

Example Sentences

"Rhododendrons and azaleas are plants of temperate regions, the grandest lilies are from temperate Japan, and a large proportion of our most showy flowering plants are natives of the Himalayas, of the Cape, of the United States, of Chili, or of China and Japan, all temperate regions."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀζαλέος, *h₂eHs-

Inflected Forms

azaleas (plural)

Derived Forms

azaleamum Azalean

Phrases

fiery azalea flame azalea fragrant azalea Japanese azalea pinxterbloom azalea smooth azalea swamp azalea sweet azalea

Rhymes With

australia paraphernalia regalia thalia sedalia vidalia bacchanalia genitalia dahlia marginalia saturnalia pharsalia

Questions

How do you pronounce azalea?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈzeɪliə/.
What does azalea mean?: A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
Where does azalea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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